Reg.Nr. HA-2015/IT/25

Paleochristian mosaics of the Basilica complex, Aquileia

The project represents the first significant proposal for the protection and enhancement of Aquileia's archeological sites. The new addition to the southern room of the baptistery has the same layout as the original construction and offers the only effective m,eans of protecting ...
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Project details

Title:Paleochristian mosaics of the Basilica complex, Aquileia
Entr. year: 2015
Result:Award
Country: Italy
Town: Aquileia, Udine (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
Category type: archaeology/sub-marine archaeology
Building type/ Project type: Religious building/memorial
Former use:Baptistery's assembly hall
Actual use:Historic venue, museum, cultural attraction
The Jury's citation: "The Jury were impressed with the way the frequently encountered problem of combining protection with adequate display (of archaeological structures in the open air) has here been resolved. It has been achieved with the construction of a new and very simple building, rectangular in form, built utilising the stones scattered over the site, and offering to visitors the appearance of a continuous wall. The only linear window faces the Basilica in the narrow road between, thus allowing a glimpse of the interior. The intervention could be considered an exemplar of great significance for a problem that, until now, has been tackled in many different ways, and with varying success, all over Europe."
GPS:45°76'93" N; 13°37'03" E
Web, Links:

www.basilicadiaquileia.it/tour_virtuale-en.html

Description:
The project represents the first significant proposal for the protection and enhancement of Aquileia's archeological sites. The new addition to the southern room of the baptistery has the same layout as the original construction and offers the only effective m,eans of protecting the site, preserving and making accessible to the public the remains of important 4th century mosaics.